All letters start on the line with a lead-in stroke and this handwriting style is taught from Reception right through the school.

(click to enlarge)

Our aim is that the children will be able to write clearly, fluently and quickly so that they can cope with the everyday demands of life and school.

Rationale
At Primrose Lane, all children are introduced to Cursive Handwriting from the start. We believe this raises standards in the Early Years which has impacted throughout the whole school, developing confidence, accuracy and fluency and improved presentation.

The rules of the Cursive Style helps:

to minimise confusion for the child as every letter starts on the line with an entry stroke and leads out with an exit stroke

with the flow of Cursive Writing as letters naturally flow into each other; it is impossible to write separate letters without joining

form spacing between words as the child develops whole word awareness

develop a child's visual memory

all children's writing skills regardless of academic ability

to develop skills of punctuation and grammar

All children initially write with a pencil, with older pupils moving on to pen when they gain their ‘pen licence’.